Trevor Roy Dunn (born January 30, 1968) is an American composer, bass guitarist, and double bassist. He came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental bandMr. Bungle. While performing with Mr. Bungle, he would dress similar to theSt. Pauli Girl.^[1] He has since worked in an array of musical styles, including with saxophonist/composerJohn Zorn,Secret Chiefs 3 and with his ownavant-garde jazz/rock ensembleTrevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant. He is also a member of the bandsFantômas andTomahawk.

Trevor Dunn
Dunn performing in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Trevor Roy Dunn
Born	(1968-01-30)January 30, 1968 (age 57) Eureka, California, U.S.
Genres	Avant-garde,experimental,Avant-garde jazz,free jazz,free improvisation,heavy metal,alternative rock,punk rock,jazz-rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Bass guitar, double bass
Years active	1983–present
Website	trevordunn.net

After four years of studying theclarinet, Dunn began playing electric bass at the age of 13.^[2] His earliest musical influences included theBeach Boys,Blondie,Cheap Trick, andKiss.^[3]

In 1998, Dunn formed hisTrio-Convulsant. Their first release,Debutantes & Centipedes, features Dunn on bass,Adam Levy on guitar, andKenny Wollesen on drums. The albumSister Phantom Owl Fish on Ipecac (2004) includesChes Smith on percussion andMary Halvorson on guitar.^[4]

Dunn has participated in dozens of other recordings, both as a main collaborator and a guest musician. He is part ofMike Pride's MPThree,David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness, andthe Nels Cline Singers. He has contributed to or played with: Afro-Mystic,Ben Goldberg,Brian "Head" Welch, Graham Connah's Sour Note Seven, Jess Jones Quartet, Junk Genius, Laplante/Dunn/Smith,John Zorn's Electric Masada,Matisyahu,Rova Saxophone Quartet,Sean Lennon,Suit of Lights, Rob Price Quartet,Tin Hat Trio, andTipsy.^[5]

• 1975Fender P-Bass (his primary electric bass tuned to B-E-A-D for Fantômas)
• 1950s Czech Contrabass used with Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant, occasionally with Mr. Bungle and with King Buzzo
• 1991Alembic 5-string Europa
• Ken Lawrence 5-string fretless
• Guild Ashbory
• 1966Guild Starfire^[6]

• 1996Phillip Greenlief/Trevor Dunn with Phillip Greenlief (Evander)
• 1998 Trio-Convulsant'sDebutantes & Centipedes withChes Smith &Mary Halvorson (Buzz)
• 2004 Trio-Convulsant'sSister Phantom Owl Fish withChes Smith &Mary Halvorson (Ipecac)
• 2005untitled with Shelley Burgon (self-released)
• 2005At Blim with Shelley Burgon (Audiobot)
• 2007 Baltimore with Shelley Burgon (Skirl)
• 2008Four Films (Tzadik)
• 2008White with Foam (Ipecac)
• 2016Strength & Power withRoswell Rudd,Jamie Saft, andBalázs Pándi (RareNoiseRecords)
• 2019Nocturnes (Tzadik)
• 2022 Trio-Convulsant avec Folie à Quatre'sSéances withChes Smith,Mary Halvorson,Carla Kihlstedt,Anna Webber, Oscar Noriega & Mariel Roberts (Pyroclastic)

WithMr. Bungle

• 1991 −Mr. Bungle (Warner Bros.)
• 1995 −Disco Volante (Warner Bros.)
• 1999 −California (Warner Bros.)
• 2020 −The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo (Ipecac)

WithSecret Chiefs 3

• 1996 −First Grand Constitution and Bylaws

WithFantômas

• 1999 −Fantômas
• 2001 −The Director's Cut
• 2002 −Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (by The Fantômas Melvins Big Band)
• 2004 −Delìrium Còrdia
• 2005 −Suspended Animation
• 2008 −Live from London 2006 DVD (by The Fantômas Melvins Big Band)

WithMelvins (Lite)

• 2006 −A Live History of Gluttony and Lust (electric bass for this album, double bass for all subsequent releases)
• 2012 −Freak Puke
• 2013 –Everybody Loves Sausages (on three songs, also sings on "Timothy Leary Lives")
• 2016 –Basses Loaded (on "Planet Destructo")

WithThe Nels Cline Singers

• Macroscope (Mack Avenue, 2014)

WithTomahawk

• 2013 −Oddfellows
• 2021 –Tonic Immobility

WithAhleuchatistas

• 2023 –Expansion (also on Trevor's label Riverworm Records]

WithErik Friedlander

• Grains of Paradise (Tzadik, 2001)
• Broken Arm Trio (Skipstone, 2008)
• 50 Miniatures for Improvising Quintet (Skipstone, 2010)
• Bonebridge (Skipstone, 2011)
• Nighthawks (Skipstone, 2014)
• Oscalypso (Skipstone, 2015)

WithEyvind Kang

• The Narrow Garden (Ipecac, 2012)

WithJamie Saft

• 2009 –Black Shabbis

WithJohn Zorn

• 2000 −The Big Gundown – 15th Anniversary Special Edition
• 2001 −The Gift
• 2002 −Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces Volume 2
• 2002 −Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries
• 2002 −Filmworks XIII: Invitation to a Suicide
• 2003 −Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking
• 2004 −50th Birthday Celebration Volume 4 withElectric Masada
• 2005 −Electric Masada: At the Mountains of Madness with Electric Masada
• 2005 −Filmworks Anthology – 20 Years of Soundtrack Music
• 2006 −Moonchild: Songs Without Words with Moonchild
• 2006 −Astronome with Moonchild
• 2007 −Six Litanies for Heliogabalus with Moonchild
• 2007 −Asmodeus: Book of Angels Volume 7 withMarc Ribot
• 2008 −The Dreamers with The Dreamers
• 2008 −The Crucible with Moonchild
• 2009 −O'o with The Dreamers
• 2010 −Ipos: Book of Angels Volume 14 with The Dreamers
• 2010 −Ipsissimus with Moonchild
• 2010 −Interzone
• 2010 −Filmworks XXIV: The Nobel Prizewinner
• 2010 −The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days
• 2011 −Nova Express with the Nova Quartet
• 2011 −At the Gates of Paradise
• 2011 −A Dreamers Christmas with The Dreamers
• 2012 −Templars: In Sacred Blood with Moonchild
• 2012 −Enigmata
• 2012 −Rimbaud
• 2012 −A Vision in Blakelight
• 2012 −The Concealed
• 2013 −Dreamachines with the Nova Quartet
• 2014 –On Leaves of Grass with the Nova Quartet
• 2014 –Valentine's Day
• 2014 −The Last Judgment
• 2015 –Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula with The Dreamers
• 2015 −The True Discoveries of Witches and Demons
• 2015 −The Song Project Live at Le Poisson Rouge
• 2017 −The Garden of Earthly Delights
• 2018 −Insurrection
• 2018 −Salem, 1692
• 2019 −The Hierophant
• 2020 –Calculus

With Jozef Dumoulin Trio

• 2011 −Rainbow Body withJozef Dumoulin (Rhodes) and Eric Thielemans (drums)

With the Rob Price Quartet

• 2004 −At Sunset withEllery Eskelin andJoey Baron
• 2007 −I Really Do Not See the Signal withJim Black replacing Baron

WithKing Buzzo

• 2020 −Gift of Sacrifice (Ipecac)

• 1999 −PantyChrist byBob Ostertag,Justin Bond andOtomo Yoshihide
• 2004 −Eucademix byYuka Honda

• 1994 −Dressing for Pleasure byJon Hassell & Bluescreen (on the songs "Villa Narco" and "Mati")
• 1996 −In These Great Times by John Schott
• 1996 −Trip Tease byTipsy
• 1999 −Memory Is an Elephant byTin Hat Trio
• 2000 −Helium by Tin Hat Trio
• 2002 −The Rabbi's Lover byJenny Scheinman
• 2003 −Dimly Lit: Collected Soundtracks 1996–2002 by Doug Wieselman
• 2004 −EucademixbyYuka Honda
• 2004 −Shalagaster byJenny Scheinman
• 2005 −Nihm by Okkyung Lee
• 2006 −Starling byBilly Martin
• 2008 −Save Me from Myself byHead
• 2008 −Terror Syndrome byTerror Syndrome
• 2009 −Blackbird's Echo by Niobe

• Official website
• Interview on allaboutjazz.com